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Download: The ultimate guide to network operations management

Modern network operations are too manual. Today’s IT and security teams are managing growing complexity across networks, infrastructure, tools, and workflows. The result? …

bomb
“Context bombs” can frustrate AI-driven attacks, researchers found

A new approach tried out by Tracebit researchers has proven very effective at stopping AI agents from fully compromising targeted environments. What makes it notable …

Google Workspace
Google adds FIDO2 keys and phone passkeys to Windows login via GCPW

Google has started rolling out FIDO2-compliant physical security key support as a second factor for authentication in Google Credential Provider for Windows (GCPW) to all …

open vault
No one knows how many old shims can still bypass UEFI Secure Boot

The vast majority of UEFI computers carry a Microsoft certificate that will trust a small first-stage loader called a shim, a program Microsoft signs so that Linux and …

fraud
UK charges five persons linked to fraud platform behind more than a million scam calls

Five people have been charged in the UK following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into Russian Coms, a caller ID spoofing service used by fraudsters. Ayoub …

Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID authentication overhaul to start in September 2026

Microsoft will begin rolling out passkeys as the default authentication experience for Microsoft Entra ID in the public cloud on September 1, 2026. Organizations with SMS or …

cyber threat
New tutorials on underground hacking forums have roughly doubled

Underground hacking forums are producing more original tutorials again, with growing attention on financial fraud, particularly the theft and fraudulent use of payment card …

digital code
The best defense against AI attacks turns out to be a skeptical human

Analysts across the security industry now run generative AI through their daily work, from log triage to incident write-ups. Active use in cybersecurity strategy reached 78% …

smart home
Fake smart home residents could stand in for real ones in security research

Smart home security research runs on a scarce ingredient: recordings of how real people use the gadgets in their homes. Getting that data means wiring up someone’s house …

ID
Your vendor’s vendor might be the real breach risk

In this Help Net Security video, Chris Boehm, Field CTO, Zero Networks, breaks down how a vendor breach can become your breach. He explains that attackers now target the …

chat
Chatto: Open-source team messenger with privacy at its core

Teams that want their group chats off commercial platforms have a growing menu of self-hosted options. Chatto joined that group when its developer released the code under an …

cybersecurity jobs
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 14, 2026

Cyber Network Engineer Fiserv | USA | On-site – View job details As a Cyber Network Engineer, you will lead the design, governance, and security review of enterprise …

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